IP Library Granted Patent US 12692335
Granted Patent B2
US 12692335 · App. 17/670,602 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Photosensitive polymer and resist composition having the same

Inventors: Sang Jun Choi (Seoul, KR); Youngsun Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jaebuem Oh (Daejeon, KR)
Assignees: OLAS CO., LTD.; CHEMPOLE CO., LTD.
C08F226/06C08F212/06C08F220/06C08F224/00G03F7/0045G03F7/0392G03F7/11G03F7/2006G03F7/322G03F7/38G03F7/40
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Patent No.
US 12692335
App. No.
17/670,602
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a photosensitive polymer including a repeating unit of Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2 derived from a vinyl heteroaromatic compound and a resist composition including the same. In Chemical Formula 1 or 2, R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen or a methyl group, X is a carbon, sulfur, or a nitrogen atom, and n is 1 or 2.

Claims (21)

1 . A photosensitive polymer, comprising

a repeating unit (1) of a vinyl heteroaromatic compound, wherein the vinyl heteroaromatic compound is any one selected from the following compounds:

wherein R 1 is hydrogen or a methyl group,

a repeating unit (2) of the following Chemical formula:

wherein, R 3 is hydrogen or a methyl group, and R 4 is a tertiary alkyl group,

a repeating unit (3) of the following Chemical formula:

wherein, R 3 is hydrogen or a methyl group, and R 4 is a lactone derivative, and

a repeating unit (4) of the following Chemical formula:

wherein, R 5 is hydrogen or a methyl group,

R 6 is a cycloalkyl group including a polar group selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, and a combination thereof.

2 . The photosensitive polymer of claim 1 , wherein the lactone derivative has a substituent having a structure of Chemical Formula 6:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 6, two of X 1 to X 4 are independently C═O and O, and the rest other than C═O and O are C(R 8 ) 2 wherein R 8 is hydrogen, an alkyl, or an alkylene forming a fused ring with a pentagonal ring.

3 . The photosensitive polymer of claim 2 , wherein the lactone derivative is butyrolactonyl, valerolactonyl, 1,3-cyclohexanecarbolactonyl, 2,6-norbornanecarbolacton-5-yl, or 7-oxa-2,6-norbornanecarbolacton-5-yl.

4 . The photosensitive polymer of claim 1 , wherein the photosensitive polymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of about 3000 to about 30,000.

5 . A resist composition, comprising:

(a) the photosensitive polymer of claim 1 ;

(b) a photoacid generator (PAG); and

(c) an organic solvent.

6 . The resist composition of claim 5 , wherein the photosensitive polymer is included in an amount of about 5 to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the resist composition.

7 . The resist composition of claim 5 , wherein the photoacid generator is included in an amount of about 1 part by weight to about 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the resist composition.

8 . The resist composition of claim 5 , wherein the resist composition further comprises about 0.01 parts by weight to about 1 part by weight of an organic base based on 100 parts by weight of the resist composition.